The greatest manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are.

Every hitter likes fastballs, just like everybody likes ice cream. But you don't like it when someone's stuffing it into you by the gallon. That's what it feels like when Nolan Ryan's thrown balls by you.

I'll tell you what makes a great manager: A great manager has a knack for making ballplayers think they are better than they think they are. He forces you to have a good opinion of yourself. He lets you know he believes in you.

People think I hate Billy Martin. I don't. I hate some of the things he did. And I will say I don't understand him. Billy Martin is not an intellectual, but there is a cunningness to him that is something to behold.

I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don't care.

If I played in New York, they'd name a candy bar after me.

Sometimes I underestimate the magnitude of me.